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Asia Pacific

Market Domination
Australian beef is dominating the Korean market as U.S. beef remains banned.

HACCP Upgrade
Korea’s agricultural ministry extends HACCP guidelines for livestock feed manufacturers.

Europe

Company says test can detect prions in humans that cause vCJD
Microsens Biotechnologies, a U.K. medical technology firm, said it has developed the first blood test that can detect the abnormal prions that cause variant Creuzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

USA

R-CALF, consumer groups caution USDA about Canadian beef
Consumer groups joined with the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund-United Stockgrowers of America to call on the Agriculture Department to maintain its ban on beef and live cattle imports from Canada until a scientific risk analysis study can be performed.

Record Exports Predicted
USDA says exports of U.S. agricultural including meat will increase by $5.3 billion this year setting a new record.

US Agriculture Secretary expects further cases of BSE
The US Agriculture Secretary says she is expecting more cases of mad cow disease to be found in the United States, as meat inspection systems are improved

U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast to be a Record $61.5 Billion in FY 2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture revised forecast of agricultural exports for fiscal year 2004 shows sales of $61.5 billion, an increase of $5.3 billion over the previous year.  

Asia Pacific

Market Domination
Australian beef is dominating the Korean market as U.S. beef remains banned.

HACCP Upgrade
Korea’s agricultural ministry extends HACCP guidelines for livestock feed manufacturers.

Europe

Company says test can detect prions in humans that cause vCJD
Microsens Biotechnologies, a U.K. medical technology firm, said it has developed the first blood test that can detect the abnormal prions that cause variant Creuzfeldt-Jakob Disease, the human form of bovine spongiform encephalopathy.

USA

R-CALF, consumer groups caution USDA about Canadian beef
Consumer groups joined with the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund-United Stockgrowers of America to call on the Agriculture Department to maintain its ban on beef and live cattle imports from Canada until a scientific risk analysis study can be performed.

Record Exports Predicted
USDA says exports of U.S. agricultural including meat will increase by $5.3 billion this year setting a new record.

US Agriculture Secretary expects further cases of BSE
The US Agriculture Secretary says she is expecting more cases of mad cow disease to be found in the United States, as meat inspection systems are improved

U.S. Agricultural Exports Forecast to be a Record $61.5 Billion in FY 2004
The U.S. Department of Agriculture revised forecast of agricultural exports for fiscal year 2004 shows sales of $61.5 billion, an increase of $5.3 billion over the previous year.